Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - Churchyard cross
Portumna Demesne, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portumna Demesne
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.08588, -8.21755
- SMR number
- GA127-019011-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
This cross (H 0.88m; arm span 0.7m) is standing in the graveyard (GA127-019013-) surrounding the 'Abbey' (GA127-019----) and is c. 8m to the S its S wall. It is cut from a single piece of stone and the top and arms end in expanded fleur-de-lis motifs. A lozenge shape pierces its centre. The shaft is octagonal in plan. The cross sits in an octagonal base which is squared off internally (int. dims. 0.45m N-S; 0.45m E-W). This cross was brought to our attention by Dr Christy Cunniffe.
The following image has been uploaded: GA127-019011-_01.jpg
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 1 May 2019
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.